Ahihud

Ahihud אֲחִיהוּד
Ahihud
Coordinates: 32°54′28.08″N 35°10′19.56″E / 32.9078000°N 35.1721000°ECoordinates: 32°54′28.08″N 35°10′19.56″E / 32.9078000°N 35.1721000°E
District	Northern
Council	Mateh Asher
Region	Western Galilee
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1950
Population (2014)[1]	802

Ahihud (Hebrew: אֲחִיהוּד) is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel, about 9 km east of Acre. It was founded in 1950. It belongs to the Moshavim Movement and falls within the jurisdiction of the Mateh Asher Regional Council. The name of Ahihud is taken from a Biblical verse: "The leader of the tribe of Asher was Ahihud, son of Shlomi" (Numbers 34:27).^[2]

After sources of water enabling the establishment of permanent settlements were discovered in the region, kibbutz Yasur was founded. Its area is 1,800 dunams, and most of its residents are immigrants to Israel from Yemen.

References

1. 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.72 , ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
   Yizhaqi, Arie (ed.): Madrich Israel (Israel Guide: An Encyclopedia for the Study of the Land), Vol 3: Lower Galilee and Kinneret Region, Jerusalem 1978, Keter Press, p.269 (Hebrew)

External links

• Ahihud Authority for Development of the Galilee (Hebrew)